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Liz Str8 writes "When Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, spoke at a Nashville Technology Council event held at Trevecca Nazarene University, he participated in a 'meet and greet' session with students from local colleges and universities. At that event, a Trevecca student asked Ballmer to sign his Mac laptop. In an action that Tech Flash blogger Todd Bishop described as 'a scene that will make Mac fans feel like they're watching Thomas Kinkade scribble on a Van Gogh,' Ballmer graciously agreed to do so — right across the Mac logo."

I've seen this a few times, so let's clear the air:Mac = The brand-name for a line of computers that Apple, Inc. develops, markets, and sells.MAC = Media Access Control (Ethernet, etc.), or Mandatory Access Control (SELnux, etc.)

Hey, it was an Apple product*. I don't know which one is worst but it's not like it wasn't doomed in the first place.

* Rewrote mac into Apple product just because macs used to be nice and was (together with the OS) one of the interesting products from Apple. Nowadays I wouldn't give the hardware any merits but I still don't want to pretend like macs have always sucked or that I have anything against them by default.

It looks like he wrote a note or something on it. I love how he looks away from the crowd and towards the ground a lot. For being such a big guy with a large personality, he doesn't carry himself with a lot of confidence.

that Steve-O has a sense of humor and can be a good guy?
I errrrrrr..... he also is balding on purpose, works out daily and has tons to cash!

If you are a cyber criminal and zoom in on the photogragh, you have his signature. Silly man. talk about signing your life away. This is why I have two signatures. One is not good enough nowadays. Anyone want to order a blow up doll in his name! *chuckle*

All modern Macs are perfectly capable of running Windows, or even running both MacOS and Windows at the same time using Boot Camp, Parallels, etc. Furthermore, Microsoft Office has been available for Macs forever; Microsoft is a major Mac software provider. Unlike his comments about Google, Ballmer has never said "I'm gonna kill mother fucking Apple!" I just don't see why Ballmer signing a Mac has any significance at all.

I just don't see why Ballmer signing a Mac has any significance at all.

Because people, including myself, like to forget that Microsoft helped Apple out in 1997 [wired.com] to the tune of $150 Million.So that we don't have to entertain the thought of thanking MS that Apple survived long enough for the product to exist.

This reminds me of the scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade where Indy gets pushed into the crowd and Hitler takes the Grail Diary and autographs it.
I should make clear that I dont care for Mac or Micro$haft either one. Just the imagery and irony of it all...